Blenheim Boulevard Multimodal Improvements
approvedStatus set at City Council Meeting on Jun 23, 2026 · ▶ watch the moment
Project wiki — a maintained overview, meeting history, and recorded positions.
- Proposed
- Under reviewJun 3, 2025
- approvedApr 28, 2026
Summary
The Blenheim Boulevard Multimodal Improvements Project (UPC-107013) is a major transportation corridor upgrade aimed at increasing public safety and promoting alternatives to automobile use along Blenheim Boulevard, running from Blenheim Hall Drive to Ridge Avenue. The project has been in planning and community input phases for several years and is identified in the city's comprehensive plan. A June 3, 2025 City Council work session received a status update on the project. On June 24, 2025, Council unanimously approved (6-0) a resolution authorizing quick-take condemnation powers to acquire necessary rights-of-way and easements from various property owners, with amendments to correct owner name spellings on parcels 008 and 054 and to delete parcels 004 and 047. By early 2026, utility relocation was underway. On April 28, 2026, Council unanimously approved (6-0) awarding a $21,770,570 construction contract to Fort Myer Construction Corporation, conditional on final VDOT approval. On June 23, 2026, Council approved (5-0, with Councilmember Hall absent) a resolution authorizing the City Manager to sign the NVTA standard project agreement for 70% NVTA funding (SPA 2020-48-2). A separate future initiative has been identified to extend the multimodal improvements beyond the current project limits into Old Town and through Fairfax Circle, though that extension has not yet been funded or formally approved.
Official city record
City Project
Reconstruction of Blenheim Boulevard with sidewalks, a two-way cycle track, upgraded bus stops, and additional turn lanes, enhancing safety and accessibility for pedestrians, cyclists, and transit riders.
Open questions & options on the table
- Final approval of the construction contract by the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) was listed as a condition of the April 28, 2026 contract award — confirmation of that approval has not been recorded in the material.
- A future extension of the Blenheim Boulevard multimodal improvements into Old Town and through Fairfax Circle has been identified as a priority potentially requiring a future CIP or budget request, but no formal action has been taken.
What members have said
On June 24, 2025, Hardy-Chandler made the motion to adopt the resolution authorizing quick-take condemnation powers, including the amendments to correct owner spellings and delete parcels 004 and 047. On April 28, 2026, Hardy-Chandler moved to authorize the purchasing agent to award the $21,770,570 construction contract to Fort Myer Construction Corporation.
On April 28, 2026, Peterson seconded Hardy-Chandler's motion to award the construction contract to Fort Myer Construction Corporation.
A transcript excerpt from the June 24, 2025 meeting references that a council member — identified as likely Council Member Hall — had asked staff during the June 3 work session to ensure that outreach to property owners continued alongside the quick-take proceedings.
Positions as recorded in meeting minutes; votes without recorded comment aren’t summarized.
Discussion time
Minutes of named discussion per transcribed meeting.
Full history
[1a] A status update on the Blenheim Boulevard Multimodal Improvement Project was presented to City Council during the work session. No vote or formal action was taken.
[7] City Council held a work session on Blenheim Boulevard multimodal improvements at the June 3, 2025 meeting, as reported by staff.
[7a] Council authorized the exercise of quick-take condemnation powers to acquire necessary rights-of-way and easements from various property owners in order to meet project deadlines; the resolution was amended to correct owner spellings on parcels 008 and 054 and remove parcels 004 and 047.
passedAdopt the resolution authorizing quick-take powers and condemnation proceedings for the Blenheim Boulevard Multimodal Improvements Project (UPC 107013), as amended to correct owner spellings on parcels 008 and 054 and to delete parcels 004 and 047.✓ Amos✓ Bates✓ Hall✓ Hardy-Chandler✓ McQuillen✓ Peterson[9a] Council unanimously approved awarding the construction contract to Fort Myer Construction Corporation for $21,770,570; project advances to construction.
passedAuthorize the purchasing agenda to award a construction contract in the amount of $21,770,570 to Fort Myer Construction Corporation for construction of the Blenheim Boulevard Multimodal Improvements Project.✓ Amos✓ Bates✓ Hall✓ Hardy-Chandler✓ McQuillen✓ Peterson[10] City Council initiated a contract for the Blenheim Boulevard Multimodal project at the April 28, 2026 meeting, as reported by staff.
[6c] A resolution authorizing the City Manager to sign the NVTA standard project agreement for 70% funding of Blenheim Boulevard Multimodal Improvements (SPA 2020-48-2) was approved as part of the consent agenda.
passedApproval of the consent agenda, including the NVTA project agreement for Blenheim Boulevard Multimodal Improvements (SPA 2020-48-2).✓ Amos✓ Bates✓ Hardy-Chandler✓ McQuillen✓ Peterson· Hall
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